The festive events held in public eating places will involve at most 50% of the places available in the closed areas of these places, the National Extraordinary Public Health Commission decided. It also recommended holding events in open-air places, IPN reports.

In the events, the measures to prevent and control infection with COVID-19 will be strictly obeyed. The organizers will have to compile the list of participants and indicate such details as the name, surname, IDNP, phone number, email and domicile address.

The Commission also decided that a limited number of persons will be allowed to enter public eating places of any type and recreational areas as to as to make sure that a person enjoys a minimum area of 4 square meters. The flow of persons will be monitored so as to avoid the appearance of crowds.

Under the decision, mask wearing is mandatory in all the closed public places, in public transport, at bus and trolleybus stations, including in open-air spaces where physical distancing cannot be maintained. The mask must cover both the mouth and the nose.